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'''Facial surgeries''' are sought by some [[transgender]] and [[nonbinary]] individuals as part of their [[transition]]. When done on a trans person, the procedures are also called '''Facial Feminization Surgery''' | '''Facial surgeries''' are sought by some [[transgender]] and [[nonbinary]] individuals as part of their [[transition]]. When done on a trans person, the procedures are also called '''Facial Feminization Surgery''' or '''Facial Masculinization Surgery''', depending if the person is [[transfeminine]] or [[transmasculine]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=FFS and FMS Surgery Event Resources |author= |work=Plume Health |date= |access-date=16 September 2023 |url= https://getplume.co/ffs-fms-resources/}}</ref> These types of surgeries are also performed on [[cisgender]] men and women in some cases, in which case they may be called '''Facial Harmonization Surgery'''.<ref name="FACIALTEAM">{{Cite web |title=FFS Surgery: Facial Gender & Facial Harmonization |author=FACIALTEAM |work= |date= |access-date=10 September 2020 |url= https://facialteam.eu/ffs-surgery/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131011110/https://facialteam.eu/ffs-surgery/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> | ||
Even as young children, before being conscious of gender differences, people automatically categorize faces as male or female. This categorization is involuntary and occurs in a split second. Thus, facial surgery is a necessity for some transgender and nonbinary people who wish to [[passing|pass]] as their gender.<ref name="FACIALTEAM" /> | Even as young children, before being conscious of gender differences, people automatically categorize faces as male or female. This categorization is involuntary and occurs in a split second. Thus, facial surgery is a necessity for some transgender and nonbinary people who wish to [[passing|pass]] as their gender.<ref name="FACIALTEAM" /> | ||